Metaphors and stories have been used for centuries as a method of healing, learning and guidance for parents and children alike. Here is my Wednesday Story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil Why Taking a New Baby Home Is Like Learning To Drive. “Taking a new baby home is like learning to […]
Here’s my Wednesday story from my never-ending notebook and my everlasting coloured pencil. Why People Like Clowns “Why do people like me?” asks the clown. “It is because I make people laugh?” “They enjoy laughing certainly,” says his friend. “Or is it my colourful clothes, large shoes and big smile?” “They enjoy those too.” “But […]
Here’s my Wednesday story from my never-ending notebook and my everlasting coloured pencil. Excellence is not a skill. It’s an attitude! ~ Ralph Marston A gentleman once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, […]
Here’s my Wednesday story from my never-ending notebook and my everlasting coloured pencil. Falling over Here’s a story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil from Dave Mason from Hypknowsis “When I was a student, I went out one winter’s afternoon and I found that my old car wouldn’t start. I had been […]
Here’s my weekly story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil. The Piano A mum wanted to encourage her young daughter’s interest in the piano so decided to take her to a local concert featuring an excellent and famous pianist. In the entrance foyer the mother met an old friend and the two […]
Families the world over are experiencing new challenges in the process of educating their offspring. New values, new realities, new roles. But we still need confidence, and peace of mind to feel that we are doing the right thing. In the complex reality we live in it is very important to have the support […]
Here is my Wednesday Story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil. The Shoes You may have heard this very old story illustrating the difference between positive thinking and negative thinking before. “Many years ago two salesmen were sent by a British shoe manufacturer to Africa to investigate the market and report back on the […]
Metaphors and stories have been used for centuries as a method of healing, learning and guidance for parents and children alike. Every Wednesday I write a story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil that will make you think, reflect or inspire you with a new way of thinking about your parenting. Here […]
I am delighted to have another wonderful review of my latest book Parenting Made Easy – How To Raise Happy Children by Dee Blick from The Marketing Gym “This is a beautifully written, upbeat and inspiring book with a real heart. You really feel Sue’s compassion, empathy and parenting expertise coming out on every single […]
Here’s my weekly story from my never ending notebook and my everlasting coloured pencil to ponder this week. The Nails in the Fence Here is a wonderful story from my never-ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil that I taught the children in my Year 4 class many years ago. There once was a little boy […]
Here’s my weekly story from my never ending notebook and my everlasting coloured pencil to ponder this week. The Talking Cat There was this lady, and one day she got the idea that her cat was trying to communicate with her. For weeks and months she tries to get what the cat is trying […]
Episode 20 The Sue Atkins Parenting Show Subscribe to The Sue Atkins Parenting Show so you get every episode delivered automatically: On iTunes or on your Apple mobile device | On your Android mobile device Tweet of The Week – Wendy Young my great pal across the pond in USA. I’ve invited Wendy onto […]
Whether you have just gone through the end of a relationship or have lived the single life for a prolonged period of time, being single has its advantages and of course, it’s disadvantages. But no matter what you’re feeling on your single status, one thing remains true: you are free, independent & able to choose […]
What makes a good parent? Amazon lists an astounding number of dieting books—more than 16,000. But parenting guides far exceed that number: there are some 40,000 of them, including of course my Parenting Made Easy books! People, it seems, are even more nervous about their parenting than they are about their waistlines but there […]
Hi I’m Sue Atkins I teach families how to be happier. I was at a social event at Farleigh Court Golf Club the other day and someone asked me, ‘So, Sue, what do you do?’ I always find this a tricky question to answer as I do so many things but I just spontaneously […]
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